Oh yeah. "forgetabboutit" comes out of his mouth almost every other sentence. Just in that particular conversation he decided to leave it out. And, what is funny, Jim, he is originally from around your area.
---------------------------------------- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://about.me/edwardcrosby On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 6:02 AM, James Peluso <[email protected]> wrote: > Hahahahaha re: stereotype italian. I laugh because I work with one. You > forget the "ah forgetabboutit" on another note hammer will do better than > ring in no imo. Om a side note listen to cake song italian guy hilarious. > > Jim > On May 6, 2011 5:49 AM, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Okay. Let's make predictions. > > Even though I don't see this movie being a huge success or summer > > blockbuster, I still think it will do better than most geeks think, even > > those on this panel. And, the reason I state this is because of the > recent > > talk at the water cooler at work. Yes, I work in IT but that doesn't mean > I > > work with sci-i geeks. In the past few days, maybe since the release of > this > > new trailer, I have heard quite a few people in my department have one of > > those exciting talks, you know, the one where they say, "Whoa, have you > seen > > the Green Lantern preview? That looks awesome". These are guys who are in > > their 50's and 60's (I work with a lot of old people) who aren't comic > book > > geeks by no means but remember the comics from when they were kids. > > Seriously, I have this mainframe guy that sits next to me that is a text > > book/movie stereotype Italian who, when you hear him talk, sounds like he > is > > straight out of a Coppola or Scorsese flick who said to me just yesterday > > while watching it on the Yahoo trailers, "Bada bing! Eddie! You see dis > > preview for da Green Lanern? Dat's gonna be a good moovie." I kid you > not, > > those aren't misspells, that's how he talks. And he doesn't even know I'm > a > > GL fan. > > So, in saying that, I think this is going to be one of them popcorn > action > > flicks that will be a surprise hit because of the Mundies like that who > see > > an action, all be it sci-fi, movie coming to their local theater. > > My prediction for the first weekend: $75 million > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > Have a Better One, > > Edward Crosby > > http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 10:06 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> The snake thing in Conan looks dumb in the same way the Clash of the > Titans > >> trailer was ruined by that fifty-million dollar yawn-monster at the end. > >> What's around the corner, Perseus, what's making that noise? > >> It's....it's....COMPUTER MATH. > >> > >> Fact is, the throne room scene in Flash Gordon (1980) looks more exotic > >> and exciting than the sweeping video game cut-scene they're calling Oa. > >> It's possible kids will accept the "visual vocabulary of the present > >> cinematic age," in the way we, as kids, accepted the skeletons in Jason > and > >> the Argonauts or King Kong, etc, but...I don't think any kids are > excited > >> about this movie. > >> > >> I mean maybe a few nerdads are pushing them toward it. > >> > >> Kid: I wanna see Thaw. > >> Nerdad: What about, Green Lantern, buddy? Don't you wanna see a guy who > >> has a ring? > >> Kid: Like...the one you got for mom? Thaw has a hammaw. > >> Nerdad: Ha, ha, no no, like the...ok, let's see Thor. > >> > >> Thor has a kajillion effects in it, but....Thor himself looks like a > >> person. You can relate to him. I think a "glow" or something around a > real > >> costume would have gotten across the idea of the ring generating > clothing. > >> Maybe it's an "uncanny valley" issue. Like Shag articulated, its not > that > >> the effects look baaaad, it's that the whole thing is effects. Like with > >> Lord of the Rings, I guess, the idea is people will buy the DVD and > pause > >> every few seconds so they can jizz over all the detailed design work at > >> whichever speed they jizz at, but...that aint gonna help opening > weekend. > >> > >> As you point out, Luke, people complained about the effects in SW > (though > >> isn't there something about it looking different on tv than on the big > >> screen? Like, those yellow squares around the TIE Fighters were a tv > thing? > >> Someone?), but...people saw SW in the theater and continued to see it > and > >> talk about it. No one will see Green Lantern. Bomb ahoy. > >> > >> Should we have another bet thing like with Watchmen and Scott Pilgrim? > >> > >> I say it gets crushed by....Mr. Popper's Penguins!!! You down with > >> MPP?!! > >> > >> That trailer, btw, was cut by amateurs. It looks teerrrrrible! And > >> yet....it will kiiiilll Green Lantern!! Then, GL will be buried by Cars > 2 > >> the following week to disappear forever! Sinestro wins! > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Luke <[email protected]> > >> To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thu, May 5, 2011 3:45 am > >> Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: New Green Lantern trailer shows off the > >> Guardians of the Universe - io9 > >> > >> I'm more disappointed by the CGI monster in the new Conan trailer than > >> any of the CGI in the Green Lantern trailers, frankly. That's the > >> visual vocabulary of the present cinematic age. > >> > >> You want an eye opener? Go read some contemporary genre magazines > >> when Empire or Jedi came out. Cinefantastique especially lambastes > >> some of ILM's work. We idealize these physical effects in our minds, > >> but I still cringe everytime I watch the original version of Empire > >> with the God awful travelling mattes in the asteroid field. Even as > >> late as 89 (Last Crusade) its pretty easy to spot complaining > >> criticism of ILM's work. So not liking special effects and thinking > >> things look "fake" is a time honored nerd tradition. > >> > >> On May 5, 10:05 am, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Again, I have no problem with the CGI costume, I think it looks fine. > And, I > >> > think it does look like it could exist in the real world. Remember, > the GL's > >> > costume in the comic books, for the most part, is energy constructed > by that > >> > GL. I can imagine the costume having that glow in the real world. > >> > > >> > ---------------------------------------- > >> > Have a Better One, > >> > Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 9:55 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > For me it's not a case that the CGI looks bad, it's the sheer volume > of > >> > > CGI. In some shots there is simply too much going on (all done by > CGI). > >> > > For example, in Revenge of the Sith, the space battle featured too > many > >> > > things going on (all done by CGI). So while the battle was more > massive > >> > > than the space battle in Return of the Jedi, there was just too much > to > >> > > see. The space battle in Revenge of the Sith is less exciting than > the > >> > > Return of the Jedi battle for that reason. > >> > > >> > > In regard to the Green Lantern costume, the choice to go with CGI is > >> > > disappointing. It makes the costume harder to believe it's real. It > just > >> > > doesn't look like it could exist in the real world. A simpler > real-world > >> > > costume with a CGI aura might have worked better. > >> > > >> > > Just my two cents. > >> > > >> > > The Irredeemable Shag > >> > >http://firestormfan.com > >> > >http://onceuponageek.com > >> > >http://twitter.com/onceuponageek > >> > > >> > > -------- Original Message -------- > >> > > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: New Green Lantern trailer shows > off > >> > > the Guardians of the Universe - io9 > >> > > From: Edward Crosby <[email protected]> > >> > > Date: Thu, May 05, 2011 9:47 am > >> > > To: [email protected] > >> > > >> > > Yeah, I am confused why people keep stating that the CG looks bad > >> > > (Ravenface and other TUG members). As compared to what? Avatar? > Sure. Tron > >> > > Legacy? Absolutely. Sucker Punch? Maybe. Iron Man 2? No way. > >> > > Widge made a really good point on the last recorded TUG podcast > recording > >> > > and I agree with him. He stated, and I'm paraphrasing, that we all > have such > >> > > a high standard of CG these days that if something comes along that > meets or > >> > > doesn't exceed the bar then we turn our heads in disgust. From what > I have > >> > > seen, the CG in this movie is by far some of the best we have seen > in > >> > > today's live action movies. I think another reason we turn our heads > in > >> > > disgust of the CG in this movie is because there is so much of it. > But there > >> > > has to be as this is a Green Lantern movie set mostly in a fictional > world > >> > > and fictional universe that has to be pulled out of one of the most > extreme > >> > > mediums that is the comic book. There is no way this movie could > have been > >> > > done well with all the CG needed five years ago. > >> > > I'm not making any judgement about this movie now, if I can help it. > At > >> > > first, yes, I judged the teaser trailer and cringed. Recent trailers > give me > >> > > more hope that this may be an entertaining movie. I know it will not > be a > >> > > blockbuster movie but I will reserve judgement of whether it is good > or not > >> > > after I have seen it when I see it opening weekend. > >> > > >> > > ---------------------------------------- > >> > > Have a Better One, > >> > > Edward Crosby > >> > >http://about.me/edwardcrosby > >> > > >> > > -- > >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> > > "The Unique Geek" group. > >> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > > [email protected]. > >> > > For more options, visit this group at > >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted > text - > >> > > >> > - Show quoted text - > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "The > >> Unique Geek" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "The Unique Geek" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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